Have you ever wanted to kill your best friend? Anna was the perfect wife. Perfect mother. Perfect woman. And now she's dead. Leaving behind her husband, David, and two young children their lives will never be the same. But Vicky will make sure life goes on... These two women have been best friends forever, a lifetime of secrets lies between them and now Vicky is ready to step up into Anna's perfect shoes. But not everything is as it seems and as David begins to question Vicky's motives for walking into his life things might just get a little murderous. The question on everyone's lips is, who killed Anna? And what actually happened on the night she died? Perfect for fans of The Rumour, The Silent Patient and The Suspect.

It's Winter Break at Hilltop Academy and Lina couldn't be more excited. With time off from school, Lina's parents say it's all right for her best friend, Claudia, to come up to their cloud palace for a sleepover (as long as she double pinkie-swears never to tell the royal family secret!). Claudia can't wait to see what it's like to actually be a real princess! But she soon learns that all the stuffy palace protocol isn't nearly as fun as it sounds. The girls just have to get out and play! Claudia suggests they go down to the ground and have some fun with Lina's winter magic. They have a blast sledding and skating in the snow until an actual winter blizzard moves in. The girls are stuck on the ground, lost in the storm. They will have to get resourceful, be brave, work together - and use Lina's magic in a creative way - if they are going to find their way out.

Dawn has been hired to keep 12-year-old Whitney company while her parents are out. Whitney has Down's Syndrome and is delighted to have Dawn as a friend. What if Whitney finds out her parents are paying Dawn to be with her?

Best Friends. That’s All They Were...Until One 0f Them Wanted Forever.Almost thirty and single, Emily Sommers trades the big city for Sweetwater Creek, family and friends. An online nutritionist, she loves her historic apartment, but not the repair bills. Best friend Jackson Hart steps in as her handyman.For years Jackson watched Emily bake cookies and send cute cards to the wrong man. Now he has a plan to become that guy. Emily's had it with billionaires, so Jackson plays down his own success to win her heart.Falling hard for her handyman, Emily has competition. With Jackson’s help, the daughter of an influential family is opening Victoria’s Pantry right under Emily’s apartment. Seeing them together sends Emily to Lowcountry Singles to find her own happily ever after. With his friend’s best interest at heart, Jackson becomes her advisor.Frustration and fun build while Emily and Jackson discover that the only way to happiness is by being truthful with the one you trust most–your best friend.This is a clean, sweet romantic comedy, first in a three-book Best Friends to Forever series, featuring Emily, Josie and Bryn, three young women who get it all wrong trying to find Mr. Right.

A new, young middle grade series that combines the heart and friendship of the Baby-sitters Club, with the irresistible appeal of adorable animals!Pet-sitters for hire!Imaan Bashir loves dogs, but she doesn't have one. Yet. If only there were a surefire way to demonstrate her special canine connection to her mom. Then she'd be well on her way to pampering a pup of her very own.When one of Imaan's neighbors needs a last minute pet-sitter for her dog, Sir Teddy, a great idea is hatched. Imaan and her friends London and Olivia will step in as pet-sitters! Imaan's mom will be so blown away by Imaan's amazing animal abilities that she will beg her to adopt her own dog. Or something like that. . . But the reality of pet-sitting is a little more complicated—Imaan soon discovers that Sir Teddy is a real paw-full!

The Hollows is going on a ski adventure! Journey to Switzerland with Zee as she takes on the slopes in Book 6 of The Zee Files. The school winter field trip promises a week of snow-filled fun that everyone in year nine is looking forward to—everyone except Zee. Not only is this her first trip anywhere without her parents, but Zee doesn't know how to ski! What if she falls and embarrasses herself? Will everyone laugh at her? Then right before the trip, Zee gets some shocking news: her best friend Ally is transferring... to The Hollows! Zee knows she should be excited, so why does she have a weird feeling about it?

Friends: One moment. One wrong choice. That was all it took to destroy a friendship. takes place before Sempre Forever: Halloween. With a three year old. 'Nuff said. takes place after Sempre: Redemption

A young girl names Kate Standers had just moved into a new school. It is there where she finds new friends and a new enemy. Kate must overcome the challenges of her new school... or be stamped an outcast forever. Will she be able to find new and better friends? Or is she destined for darkness?All three of these short stories are part of a larger collection entitled AiZ; Alice in Zombieland (Complete Saga), which is due out spring 2012. These stories are not only here to whet your appetite for this upcoming anthology, but also to introduce you to a very interesting world.This series takes place in a world that is very much like our own. The sky and water are blue just as the grass is still green. Every day, people are going about their business, most just trying to make ends meet. Politicians still get on the television and lie to cameras and the good people of the world.The world of Zombie A.C.R.E.S. has one stark difference from our own – the living dead. This is not an apocalyptic scene of destruction and despair (yet!), but hope for the living is dwindling with every waking moment. Zombie A.C.R.E.S. tells the tale of how this world came to be through short stories about the people of this new world – both good and bad.It all began with The Interview. This is the very first Zombie A.C.R.E.S. short story and it laid out the path for future stories. William Lohman, a recently deceased man, holds an interview that is seen by the entire world. In this interview, he tells of how the largest pharmaceutical company in the world, Roslun Global, has been conducting secret experiments meant to revive the dead, among other atrocities. Mr. Lohman is taken quite seriously seeing as how he is obviously one of these experiments, what with the decay and all.This interview knocked over the first domino in a long series for Roslun Global, and the company’s greedy CEO Richard Roslun. Richard was not known for being subtle or calm, but he was known for getting results…at any cost.Nine years has passed since that historic interview changed the world forever. People have learned to live with the idea of zombies, much the same way they learn to live with many modern diseases; it’s a terrible thing, but it doesn’t affect them. Until it does, that is.Georgia ‘Gee’ Marie is a typical college student in the state of Washington. She enjoys reading and hanging out with her friends, smoking a little weed and going to work. Her life is pretty mundane, until she returns to see her father one day. Tough Love is the story of what this average college student finds when she returns to her father’s home that fateful day. Gee and her younger half-sister Alice, are about to begin the greatest trials of their lives. Not only will their will to survive be tested, but the bonds that hold them together as family and loved ones will be stressed to the max.Gee and Alice are not the only ones to be greatly affected by the terrible actions of Richard Roslun. Sam Ashe and his fiancée, Heather Young, have just moved to a nice neighborhood in Seattle. Their new neighborhood is beautifully manicured, right down to the last tree lining the street. This area was chosen for its aesthetics, but also for its safety. According to several of Sam’s favorite zombie reporting sites, a very low number of incidents have been reported here.This would be why Sam is caught off guard one night in The Boy Who Cried Zombie. After an intense gaming session, Sam sees what he believes to be a zombie. Thinking of his love, he heads off to save her from the inevitable zombie outbreak about to occur. Their path is not an easy one, and again, human emotions will be stretched to the limit. If you have ever been in love, and I mean true love, then Sam and Heather’s tale will grab you by the heartstrings and never let go.If you enjoy these free zombie stories, please make sure to write a review and share it using the buttons on the side of the screen. Thank you.

Only the cool kids make the cheerleading squad, and Claudia and her friends aren't very cool. So it comes as a shock when Monica, one of Claudia's best friends, decides to try out. When Claudia tries to talk Monica out of it, Monica gets upset. Can Claudia support her friend, even if she knows Monica won't make the team?

Princess Mini and her friends at Royal Fairy Academy help a lost narwhal in this super-sweet story in the QUIX chapter book line that's perfect for emerging readers.Princess Mini finds a baby narwhal on the shores of Ice Cream Isles—he's lost! Princess Mini is determined to help him, but she will need the help of her friends to find the narwhal's family. Will there be a happy family reunion?

While Trevor Helps Bryn Rescue The Diamondback Turtles, Her Grade School Friend Secretly Plans To Steal Her Heart.Marriage is in the air but not for Bryn Peachum. Her friend Emily’s getting married and Bryn wants that dream too...but not with her current boyfriend. It’s breeding season and she’s got turtles on her mind, not men. When her diamondback nests are ravaged by critters, good friend Trevor Daniels, now a marine biologist, steps up to help. Soon his little girls fall in love with the turtles and Bryn, although his socialite mother works against them.Since his divorce, Trevor’s kept busy in his lab while raising his adorable twins. No way will he ever marry again, since his wife abandoned them, much like the mama turtles that walk away from their nest. But Bryn and her turtles need him. The coastal waters aren’t the only thing heating up as Trevor works to rescue Bryn’s turtles, while he secretly plots to steal her heart.This is a sweet romance, second book in the Best Friends to Forever series, set in Sweetwater Creek, where close friendships sometimes lead to forever.

A cute and cozy best friends story – the perfect gift for your young reader! The brand-new must-have super funny series from the creators of the bestselling Naughtiest Unicorn! Prepare to enter a whole world of cute! Funny bunnies who perform acrobatics, mini pigs wearing multi-coloured wellies, sushi-mice that sleep curled-up in the middle of sweet-smelling flowers. The world of cute is the most adorable place EVER ... but the friends you're about to meet like to cause chaos in this world of cuteness! Lucky the Lunacorn is super happy that she has a horn that glows, even though that's all it does right now ... and she's taking part in the annual cute competition where she's up against some seriously talented cuties! Still, Lucky is sure it's what's inside that counts, and her new friends Sammy the speed-talking sloth and Pip the distinctly un-tropical, ninja pineapple totally agree. But will the judges ... ? For fans of Kuromi and Hello Kitty, anime and Vivi Tinta and Coco Wyo's...

Perfect for fans of Susan Mallery and Jill Shalvis, two mothers — one pregnant, one sending her child to college — form an unlikely friendship, finding love, hope, and a new start at life in this charming, laugh-out-loud read. Single mom Renee Rhodes seems like a woman who has it all together — perfect house, perfect kid, perfect yard. But now that her daughter is away at college, she doesn't know what to do next. Without weekly PTA meetings and after-school chauffeur duty, Renee isn't sure who she is anymore. What she is sure of is that she probably shouldn't be crushing on her new boss, who couldn't possibly be interested in a middle-aged mom....Sadie Landry is drowning in the stay-at-home mom life. With a toddler running wild, a husband who is growing more distant by the day, and a mother-in-law who has a comment on every-little-thing, Sadie is one mommy-and-me class away from losing it. When she learns that she is pregnant...

Five children meet on the first day of kindergarten. In the years that follow, they become friends and more than friends. Together, they will find strength, meet challenges, face life’s adventures, endure loss, face stark realities, and open their hearts. In this moving novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel traces their unforgettable journey—full of tests and trials—as three boys and two girls discover the vital bonds that will last a lifetime.FRIENDS FOREVER Gabby, Billy, Izzie, Andy, and Sean—each bursting with their own personality, strikingly different looks and talents, in sports, science, and the arts. Each drawn by the magical spark of connection that happens to the young. At the exclusive Atwood School, on a bright September day, starting in kindergarten they become an inseparable group known to outsiders as the Big Five. In this rarefied world, five families grow closer, and five children bloom beside one another, unaware of the storms gathering around them.As they turn from grade-schoolers to teenagers, seemingly perfect lives are buffeted by unraveling families, unfortunate missteps, and losses and victories great and small. And, one by one, they turn back to the Big Five to regain their footing and their steady course. But as they emerge from Atwood and enter the college years, the way forward is neither safe nor clear. As their lives separate and diverge, the challenges and risks become greater, the losses sharper, and the right paths harder to choose, in a journey of friendship, survival, and love.In what may be her most intricate and emotionally powerful novel yet, Danielle Steel tells a heart-wrenching, ultimately triumphant story that spans decades, weaves together a vivid cast of characters, and captures the challenges we face in life—sometimes, if we’re lucky, with a friend forever by our side.About the AuthorDanielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world’s most popular authors, with over 600 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include Betrayal, Hotel Vendome, Happy Birthday, 44 Charles Street, Legacy, Family Ties, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina’s life and death.

Tween readers will love following the adventures of Mackenzie "Zee" Blue. California girl Zee is an expert shopper, plays the guitar and writes songs, and makes purses and jewelry. She knows how it feels to have a huge crush. And she knows how to be a good friend and keeps in touch via texts and emails. In Friends Forever?, third in Tina Wells's delightful illustrated middle-grade series, Zee and the rest of her class from the Brookdale Academy are off on a camping trip to compete in an environmental scavenger hunt. Zee is extra psyched because her best friend, Ally, is visiting from Paris. It should be fabulous having all her friends in one place, but for some reason everyone is fighting!

Death does not part.Have you ever dreamed of finding your soulmate? Do you think you'd recognize him as the one the instant you met?Skye thought Raine was her dream come true when she finally fell in love with him. But her dreams soon became nightmares when Alec, King of the Vlad Vampire Clan, wanted them and every other witch of the Kersh coven dead.She had to find a way to stop Alec, end the war between clans, fight against the werewolves who turned her best friends Morgan, and keep Raine, her forever friend, at her side.

Five children meet on the first day of kindergarten. In the years that follow, they become friends and more than friends. Together, they will find strength, meet challenges, face life's adventures, endure loss, face stark realities, and open their hearts. In this moving novel, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel traces their unforgettable journey--full of tests and trials--as three boys and two girls discover the vital bonds that will last a lifetime. FRIENDS FOREVER Gabby, Billy, Izzie, Andy, and Sean--each bursting with their own personality, strikingly different looks and talents, in sports, science, and the arts. Each drawn by the magical spark of connection that happens to the young. At the exclusive Atwood School, on a bright September day, starting in kindergarten they become an inseparable group known to outsiders as the Big Five. In this rarefied world, five families grow closer, and five children bloom beside one...

Kate Winslow has loved Rome Sterling, her brother's best friend, since she was a teenage girl. Unfortunately for her, he has never noticed her, except to give her a hard time. Over the years, Rome has ridiculed Kate and hurt her feelings. Then one morning Kate and Rome finally share their true feelings.

In the Best Friends Forever collection, meet the students of Coastal Carolina University. Their lives are all completely intertwined, the good, the bad, and the hated. Meet Hazel, the resident bad girl. She sees what she wants, takes it, and has no remorse whatsoever. Nolan is the male equivalent of Hazel, although he's much more of a player than she is. Upon meeting Miranda, everyone adores her good attitude and generous spirit. But looks can be deceiving. Andre has secrets of his own, including a crush on the one girl he can't have. Cheyanne lied years ago, forever changing the life of another BFF. Audric. The Virgin. Enough said. Lexi is new to the group dynamic, but she manages to get under the skin of at least one of the BFFs. With classes, sex, and drama, this collection is the perfect read for Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill fans. Edgy romance with dark twists and plot turns. Keep your friends close, and your enemies CLOSER.

When her sister asks Maxie to be a godmother, she is happy to comply–until she learns she will be sharing god-parenthood with Mr. Perfect. Joseph is a successful lawyer, handsome, lethally sexy–and totally off limits. Maxie ruins every man she touches and she’s not about to destroy her sister’s brother-in-law! But Joe has other ideas.

How well do you really know your best friend?Kat Grant and Alice Campbell have a friendship forged in shared confidences and long lunches lubricated by expensive wine. Though they're very different women—the artsy socialite and the struggling suburbanite—they're each other's rocks. But even rocks crumble under pressure. Like when Kat's financier husband, Howard, plunges to his death from the second-floor balcony of their South Florida mansion.Howard was a jerk, a drunk, a bully and, police say, a murder victim. The questions begin piling up. Like why Kat has suddenly gone dark: no calls, no texts and no chance her wealthy family will let Alice see her. Why investigators are looking so hard in Alice's direction. Who stands to get hurt next. And who is the cool liar—the masterful manipulator behind it all.

Grant and Meri have been best friends all their lives. Literally...ALL their lives. Born two days apart to women who were best friends since childhood, Grant and Meri grew up next door to one another and are nearly inseparable. They always have been…and always will be…best friends forever. Until one fateful evening...one seemingly innocent question...and their lives change forever when they realize they are so much more than best friends forever. WARNING: This book contains undying love, mild BDSM, and HOT sex.

She’s all I could ever want… I have a reputation around school. Cold. Untouchable. Unfeeling. Only one girl could ever make me want to change and that’s Amanda Winters. Too bad I broke her heart and drove her away. So to get through the rest of my days in high school, I tell myself I need to focus on more important things. Like taking our football team to championships. Get accepted to the college of my choice. And finish my senior year without wanting to run away from my problems. But your problems chase after you no matter where you go. And it’s a lot harder when you fight them alone. The longer I go without Amanda, the more I miss her. Her smile. Her laughter. The things she said. How she looked at me like I was the only person who mattered. The way she made me feel… Why can’t I have everything, including the girl? I’m determined to make things right. And make Amanda mine… Forever.

Addie Downs and Valerie Adler will be best friends forever. That's what Addie believes after Valerie moves across the street when they're both nine years old. But in the wake of betrayal during their teenage years, Val is swept into the popular crowd, while mousy, sullen Addie becomes her school's scapegoat. Flash-forward fifteen years. Valerie Adler has found a measure of fame and fortune working as the weathergirl at the local TV station. Addie Downs lives alone in her parents' house in their small hometown of Pleasant Ridge, Illinois, caring for a troubled brother and trying to meet Prince Charming on the Internet. She's just returned from Bad Date #6 when she opens her door to find her long-gone best friend standing there, a terrified look on her face and blood on the sleeve of her coat. "Something horrible has happened," Val tells Addie, "and you're the only one who can help." Best Friends Forever is a grand, hilarious, edge-of-your-seat adventure; a story...

Kathleen Shaw lost everything–the only man she’ll ever love, the husband who had rescued and adored her, her career, and now her eyesight and hearing. She has even lost the Forever Friends because she’s too proud to call for their help. That she survived the boat explosion is a miracle. When Hunter La Farge returns to Jefferson Parish searching for her, is it too much to ask for another miracle?

Twink can't wait to get back for her Autumn Term at Glitterwings Academy. She loves the lessons - especially the lessons where they learn how to look after other creatures. One day Twink hears a cry for help and discovers that it is a baby wasp. She wants to help it, but is told that wasps and fairies have been enemies for centuries and that she must leave it to its fate. What will Twink do? Glitterwings Academy is a lovingly created series by acclaimed author Lee Weatherly, writing as Titania Woods. Readers of the series can be assured of accomplished narrative, as well as stylish and exciting illustration. A brand new and very glittery fairy school series, perfect for the 7-9 age-range. Titania Woods is the pen-name for Lee Weatherly. Lee is a respected author of teen fiction, including the novels Child X and Missing Abby and is the winner of the Sheffield Teen Book Award. Lee was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and now lives in Hampshire.

Ronnie, Fleur, and Claude (known to all as les bambinos Dangereuses, or lbD) have signed up for the summer of their dreams. they're working at a seaside hotel, complete with all-night parties, nightclubs, beach blowouts, and an endless supply of gorgeous surfer lads-with no embarrassing parents in sight! but soon enough, the dream turns into a nightmare. the lbD's archnemesis panama goodyear arrives at the hotel with her whole crew in tow. Not only do the lbD have to wait hand and foot on panama, but they have to compete against her in the Demonboard beauty Contest. will the summer be ruined? Not if the lbD has anything to say about it!

Landry Albright hopes the new year will start off in an amazing way—instead she has to deal with more frenemy issues, boy drama, and having most of her best friends make the cheerleading squad without her. Suddenly, it seems like all anyone can talk about is starting high school next year—something she finds terrifying.Landry gets her first boyfriend, but then gets dumped just as things come to a head with her friends. She feels lost and left out, but finds good advice from what she considers an unlikely source. Landry learns to speak up for what's right, tell the truth (even when it hurts), and how to get past the fear of failure as she gets another shot at competing in the American Ingénue modeling competition. Will Landry get a second chance with her friends, fame, and Vladi?

B. J.’s fiancée is on their honeymoon–with another woman! When her sister packs her off camping to get over being jilted at the altar, B. J. vows to fight off mosquitoes, bears and famine. But she hadn’t counted on Crash, a heart-stealer on a Harley. Nor had she counted on a little stray dog. Crash lays claim to the dog–and her heart.

Katie's getting a new BFF—whether she likes it or not. Katie Walsh is majorly bummed when her BFF moves away. But her hopes soar when the new girl at school, Whitney, befriends her right away and invites her to spend the night at her house for a sleepover. Katie loved sleepovers with her old BFF, so she's sure she will have a great time. But Katie doesn't have a great time. Something is not quite right at Whitney's house. Whitney seems really, really into her dolls...and later that night, Katie's convinced that the dolls are threatening her.The next morning, a freaked-out Katie decides that maybe she hasn't found a new best friend, after all. Whitney, however, has made up her mind about Katie—they're going to be best friends forever...no matter what.This too-close-for-comfort friendship tale is ranked a 5 on the Creep-o-Meter.

Come Back to Hope Springs, Where Friendships Last a LifetimeThe women of Hope Springs Community Church have weathered some pretty fierce storms. Now their friendships are tested again when one of their own is leaving. Join Louise, Jessie, Charlotte, Beatrice, and Margaret for a farewell that Hope Springs will never forget.